POL8120: Core Course in Political Methodology: Modeling Political Processes
3 Credits
Methods used and potential for creating models of political processes. Designing political institutions, discerning/forecasting election outcomes, producing early warnings of international conflicts, increasing turnout in elections. Using mathematics to study political strategy and collective decision making in committees/legislatures. Using statistics to measure political variables, design experiments with human subjects, and test micro/macro political theories.
prereq: Pol sci grad major or instr consent
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